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A great resource for helping support birds

When It's Okay (or Not) to Feed Birds Providing food—for photography or simple enjoyment—can be a thorny issue. For guidance, ask yourself these three questions.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/crude-reality-one-u-s-state-consumes-half-the-oil-from-the-amazon-rainforest/ar-AARnzoN?ocid=msedgntp

Crude reality: One U.S. state consumes half the oil from the Amazon rainforest As oil companies carve up more of the rainforest, a new study says no place in the world uses more oil from beneath the Amazon than California.

Can't say enough about mulching to help combat climate change and pests. An updated guide now available: https://www.life-slice.com/mulching.html

Life Slice Sustainable Living Information How to garden, raise chickens, dairy goats, barns and milk rooms, orchards, compost and plan and install rainwater collection, solar and green building.

https://www.life-slice.com/yardtalk-blog/rats-and-mice-easy-and-inexpensive-rodent-control

Learn how encouraging habitation of predatory birds sustainably controls and reduces rodent populations.

Climate change is impacting pollinators, please support them with flowering plants. Learn how to incorporate a pollinator garden in your home at

how to plant a pollinator garden easy steps for growing a pollinator garden

https://gardenandgun.com/articles/see-a-rare-litter-of-eastern-diamondback-rattlesnakes/

See a Rare Litter of Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnakes With “big old eyes and a button for a rattle,” these baby snakes offer hope for a struggling species

https://www.life-slice.com/yardtalk-blog/using-shoulder-seasons-to-prepare-for-harsh-weather

It all has to start with data:

https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2021/09/ebird-data-can-help-track-bee-health?fbclid=IwAR3HuuGcXzG9dC7zqMYldFNe5pjCUsVPzXNXL5HNRlF4vsoLuSbVPNSUHuA

eBird data can help track bee health | Cornell Chronicle A two-year, $500,000 grant will allow a team of Cornell data scientists and ecologists to use eBird data to explore a new way to track pollinator health and biodiversity.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/how-is-the-snowiest-place-on-earth-faring-in-this-record-hot-summer-it-s-a-little-rocky-on-rainier/ar-AANDWAg?ocid=msedgntp

How is the ‘snowiest place on Earth’ faring in this record-hot summer? It’s a little rocky on Rainier Washington’s Mount Rainier is either the snowiest place on Earth, or a close runner up.

As much as a quarter of the world's population now faces severe water scarcity at least one month out of the year

How water shortages are brewing wars Unprecedented levels of dam building and water extraction by nations on great rivers are leaving countries further downstream increasingly thirsty, increasing the risk of conflicts.